My main tutoring work is in preparing students for the American standardized exams; I have experience with the SAT, SAT-2 (Subject Tests), ACT, GRE, GMAT, ISEE and SSAT. I have helped over 200 students with their exams; of these, more than one-third made successful applications to Ivy League schools or major business schools.
I specialise in Verbal for all tests and have a strong record of helping students accomplish top scores through my own system of strategies, fine-tuned for each individual...
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I estimate I have delivered around 6048 hours of 1:1 tutorials to students since 2013 working as an academic advisor for their thesis work at higher education institutions. I have been a full-time academic staff member between 2013-2019. I advised and tutored thesis projects in the field of Political Science that involved quantitative and qualitative research methods.
During my postgraduate studies in America, I worked as a part-time instructor which involved 6 hours of teaching each week. I als...
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I have been a professional tutor since 2006.
Across all of the different subjects I teach, I always notice the same thing: the main difficulty that learners encounter is getting overwhelmed by what they're trying to learn. It could be that there seems to be simply too much material to cover; it could be that the concepts seem too difficult; it could be that the whole thing causes anxiety for some completely different reason which is apparently unrelated to the 'academic' side of things.
I help...
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15 years teaching, 7 years as head of history department.
3 years as a private tutor - all tutees achieved their target grade or more.
I am friendly and approachable and believe in encouraging students to learn and enjoy the learning. This then makes the specific task of preparing for exams easier, as its seen as a step towards a greater understanding and appreciation of the topic. Where possible I use topical examples and have a wealth of knowledge and experience and relevant anecdotes which br...
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I began tutoring in autumn 2015, starting with GCSE English in my local area. I continued with some online work during my Master’s degree, and since then have made tutoring my main career. I have several students with whom I run regular weekly sessions, and others with whom I meet as work demands, especially around coursework deadlines and exam season. Tutoring provides me the opportunity to continue to engage with the subjects I spent years of my life studying – it’s a learning opportunity as m...
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I have tutored a wide range of students from GCSE to A-levels.
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Associate Lecturer (2017-2020)
University of the West of Scotland
Teaching politics, sociology and research design
Associate Lecturer (2018 - 2021)
University of Glasgow
Teaching British and American politics
Tutor (2019-2021)
University of Stirling
Teaching political science and political theory
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| Recent Students: 0 | Total Hours: 0 | Last Online: 11 Dec 2020 |
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